Wednesday . . .

THE MacBETH REPORT:
F Nathan Rempel (Saskatoon, 1994-98) signed a one-year contract extension with Guildford Flames (England Premier). He had 32 goals and 23 assists in 47 games this season. . . .
F Paul Deniset (Kamloops, Swift Current, Vancouver, Prince Albert, 1998-2002) signed a one-year contract with Amiens (France Ligue Magnus). He had 19 goals and 21 assists in 32 games for Aalborg (Denmark AL-Bank Liga) this season.
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Despite the rumours, Bob Tory, the governor and general manager of the Tri-City Americans, says he hasn’t been contacted by the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers, who are working to fill front-office vacancies with their new AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons. . . . Tory, who -- believe it or not! -- is on vacation at the moment, is busy planning for the Americans’ 2010-11 season, one in which they will be chasing after their fourth straight U.S. Division title. The Americans reached the WHL final this season, where they lost in five games to the Calgary Hitmen. . . . Tri-City will have G Drew Owsley, who is coming off a breakout season, returning, along with nine of its top 10 forwards. . . . Look for Tory to add a defenceman or two, perhaps getting one in the import draft, where he almost certainly will exercise both of his selections.
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The new owners of the BCHL’s Surrey Eagles have made a coaching change, firing head coach Shane Kuss and promoting assistant coach Matt Erhart to head coach. . . . The ownership group is headed up by Surrey businessman Chuck Westgard. . . . Kuss, the BCHL’s all-time leading scorer, spent three seasons as the head coach but was never able to get into the second round of postseason play. . . . Gary Nylund (Portland, 1978-82), who is one of the Eagles’ new owners, will serve as an assistant coach.
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F Zack Kassian of the Memorial Cup-champion Windsor Spitfires has been charged with assault following an incident at a Windsor establishment on Saturday. There’s more from Neate Sager of Yahoo! Sports right here.
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You can add G Morgan Clark to the list of WHL players selected in the 2008 NHL draft who weren’t signed by NHL teams by the June 1 deadline. They now can go back into the draft or are free agents. Clark, then with the Red Deer Rebels, was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the seventh round of the 2008 draft. Clark is eligible to return to the Swift Current Broncos for his 20-year-old season. His father, Ian, is the Canucks’ goaltending coach.
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Parry Shockey is back in the coaching game. Shockey, a former WHL head coach with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, Regina Pats and Moose Jaw Warriors, is the new head coach of the midget AAA UFA Bisons. Shockey also has extensive scouting experience with WHL and NHL teams.
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Keith Allain, the head coach of the Yale Bulldogs, has been named head coach of the United States’ national junior team. This is the third time he has been named the team’s head coach. He also was the top guy in 2001 and 2002, with the team finished fifth both times. . . . Allain’s assistant coaches will be Mark Osiecki, Phil Housley and Joe Exter. . . . The 2011 tournament is scheduled to be held in Buffalo.
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D Michael Matheson, the top-ranked prospect for the QMJHL’s draft which is scheduled for Saturday, has said he won’t play in the league. Matheson told the West Island Gazette newspaper that he will play another season with the midget AAA Lac St. Louis Lions and then will join the Dubuque, Iowa, Fighting Saints, an expansion USHL team, before moving on to an NCAA school. The Baie-Comeau Drakkar and Halifax Mooseheads hold the top two selections in the QMJHL draft.
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Malcolm Cameron is the new head coach of the ECHL’s Elmira Jackals. He replaces Steve Martinson, whose contract wasn’t renewed after three seasons. . . . Cameron had been head coach of the Florida Everblades, who took out the Jackals in the first round of the playoffs last month. Cameron completed two seasons with Florida.
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Ryan Huska, the head coach of the Kelowna Rockets, was in Toronto earlier this week where he was interviewed by the committee looking to put coaches in place for Hockey Canada’s U-20 and U-18 teams. Doyle Potenteau of dubnation.ca has more right here.